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USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail is Here: Are Plastic Surgery Applicants Really Better Off?

Dec 05, 2022

As of January 26, 2022, the United States Medical Licensing Examination(USMLE) Step 1 score reporting will be changed from a numeric scoring system to pass/fail. Although the new scoring policy is exp...

Do task and item difficulty affect overestimation of one's hand hygiene compliance? A cross-sectional survey of physicians and nurses in surgical clinics of six hospitals in Germany.

Dec 05, 2022

One barrier to hand hygiene compliance is overestimation of one's own performance. Overconfidence research shows that overestimation tends to be higher for difficult tasks, which suggests that the mag...

Automatic lower limb bone segmentation in radiographs with different orientations and fields of view based on a contextual network.

Dec 05, 2022

Bone identification and segmentation in X-ray images are crucial in orthopedics for the automation of clinical procedures, but it often involves some manual operations. In this work, using a modified ...

Automatic lower limb bone segmentation in radiographs with different orientations and fields of view based on a contextual network.

Dec 05, 2022

Bone identification and segmentation in X-ray images are crucial in orthopedics for the automation of clinical procedures, but it often involves some manual operations. In this work, using a modified ...

Particulate matter exposure and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion promote oxidative stress and induce neuronal and oligodendrocyte apoptosis in male mice.

Dec 05, 2022

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) may amplify the neurotoxicity of nanoscale particulate matter (nPM), resulting in white matter injury. This study characterized the joint effects of nPM (diameter�...

Particulate matter exposure and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion promote oxidative stress and induce neuronal and oligodendrocyte apoptosis in male mice.

Dec 05, 2022

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) may amplify the neurotoxicity of nanoscale particulate matter (nPM), resulting in white matter injury. This study characterized the joint effects of nPM (diameter�...

Demystifying BRAF Mutation Status in Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multi-institutional, Collaborative Approach to 6 Open Clinical Questions.

Dec 05, 2022

To investigate the clinical implications of BRAF mutated (mutBRAF) colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).The clinical implications of mutBRAF status in CRLM are largely unknown.Patients undergoing resect...

Size of Burn and Community Participation: LIBRE Research

Nov 30, 2022

The study's goal was to use the LIBRE Profile to examine whether or not there was a correlation between burn severity and community engagement. Strong clinical evidence shows that burn severity is a r...

Children with Acute Simple Appendicitis: International Core Outcome Set

Nov 30, 2022

The goal of this study was to establish a universal core outcome set (COS) for the measurement and reporting of outcomes associated with the treatment of pediatric acute uncomplicated appendicitis in ...

Abdominal Hernia-Q Patients' Burden, Reliability, and Longitudinal Evaluation of QoL

Nov 29, 2022

The AHQ is a new patient-reported outcomes measure (PROM) for evaluating VH, and this study evaluates its usability, reliability, and longitudinal validity. For this reason, researchers created and ps...

Identifying Positive Circumferential Resection Margin Rates in Colon Cancer

Nov 29, 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of a positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) following surgery for colon cancer in the United States. When it comes to colorectal mali...

Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma Patient Survival Following Trimodality Therapy

Nov 29, 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine if a major pathologic response to therapy is defined entirely by pCR and if this definition is associated with increased survival. Although complete response...

The Operating Room Black Box (ORBB): Evaluating Surgical Checklist Adherence

Nov 28, 2022

For the first time, researchers detailed how the OR Black Box (ORBB) was used in monitoring checklist adherence, staff participation, and overall surgical quality. Operative checklists have been linke...

Operative Team Familiarity on Patient Outcomes, Metrics of Efficiency, Cost, and Team Satisfaction

Nov 28, 2022

The goal of this research was to thoroughly examine the existing literature on the correlation between surgical team familiarity and measures of operating efficiency. The operating room (OR) is a high...

Hyperosmolar Water-Soluble Contrast Effect on Adhesive SBO Management

Nov 28, 2022

To learn how effective water-soluble contrast (WSC) is in relieving adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) was the purpose of this study. Adhesive SBO can be treated non-surgically with WSC since it i...

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Patients Undergoing Low-Pressure Vs. Standard-Pressure Pneumoperitoneum

Nov 25, 2022

Examining the impact of intra-abdominal pressure on post-op recovery and innate cytokine production following laparoscopic colorectal surgery as part of the enhanced recovery after surgery initiative ...

Evaluation of Pulsed-dye and Fractional Nonablative Lasers for Surgical Scars Treatment

Nov 25, 2022

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pulsed-dye laser (PDL) and near-infrared light (NAFL) in treating surgical scars. Healing via time alone has not been compared to P...

Time to Cannulation Following ICU Admission Increases Mortality in Patients Requiring V-V ECMO and Associated with COVID-19

Nov 25, 2022

COVID-19 can trigger severe, fast-progressing, and treatment-resistant ARDS. Evidence-based guidelines for using ECMO as a supportive treatment to improve outcomes are lacking. Initial ECMO fatality r...

COVID-19-Positive Patients' Postoperative Mortality: Analyses of 3027 Procedures

Nov 24, 2022

The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for postoperative death in individuals who have tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 positive patients are more likely ...

Patients Experience Financial Hardship in the Year after an Injury

Nov 24, 2022

The goal of this study was to ascertain whether or not there are various financial trajectories and, if so, whether or not they are linked to quality-of-life outcomes. Health-related quality-of-life o...

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